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ERIC Number: EJ1187000
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
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How Frontline Staff Manage Paperwork in Group Homes for People with Intellectual Disability: Implications for Practice
Quilliam, Claire; Bigby, Christine; Douglas, Jacinta
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v31 n5 p905-914 Sep 2018
Background: Paperwork is a key tool that transforms organizational intentions into actions in group homes, although prescriptive procedures may limit how frontline staff use it in practice. The aim of this study was to explore how frontline staff use paperwork in group homes for people with intellectual disability and identify practice implications. Method: Constructivist grounded theory methodology guided the research. Data collection included semi-structured interviews and participant observations. Coding, comparison and sorting methods were adopted to analyse how staff used paperwork. Results: Staff followed organizational paperwork rules when they aligned with their resident-focused approach to work. When they perceived rules to misalign with this approach, they managed paperwork by adjusting the time and place of completion, managing content, creating alternative tools and refusing completion. Conclusions: Staff purposefully managed paperwork rather than simply following procedures. Disability service organizations could develop flexible paperwork procedures and include frontline perspectives in paperwork development.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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